Edition 268 Monday February 9th 2015
Hi,the
good news is my calf muscle strain is fully mended, the bad news is that means
jack given my opposite knee has now given up the ghost!Crikey being an ageing
elite athlete is no bed of roses as I can still no longer run and am now tasked
with trying to get the knee sorted…talk about grumpy!!!
I
have had to get creative by devising exercise that doesn’t involve impacting my knee.At this point I have swum
and cycled half way to Aussie as I desperately crave the endorphin rush
exercising provides.This type of injury mercilessly exposes the real reason I
am a runner….so I can pretty much eat what I want….no running =no carb/calorie
credits= fat grumpy old man!!!
Fletcher says; at least you have
still got your leg dad, hmm out of the mouths of babes…the truth!
Since
I have been driving a marked car I have had to modify my driving habits which
frankly has been a good thing for me and all who travel with me.I have
progressed to the point where I actually receive waves from other motorists
thanking me for my courtesy!!YES you did read correctlyJ!!!
Talk
about feel the fear….I am in a lotto syndicate at work that started off with
six members and is now down to three after someone left and a couple pulled
out. I am petrified that if I ever pull out the syndicate will go on to win
big!Now I am not normally supestitious but there is no way I am bailing!
We
had a cool long weekend catching up with stuff around the house with a long
overdue makeover for the garage/mancave/gym/dog bedroom!We even managed to play
tourists for a day on the harbour, stopping at Devonport for a delightful pub
lunch and a relaxing afternoon on the waterfront.
I
hope you had a cool Waitangi weekend with Whanau and friends,………..Cheers
Jonesey!
Harry and the Hendersons reckon
they deserved more say in the garage makeover plan!
"In the middle of difficulty lies
opportunity." Albert Einstein
Wow if you reckon there isnt many opportunities floating
around, check these out;
- A chance meeting on a Muriwai walking track has lead to Christine embarking on a ‘book a bach’ management career. She is looking after a local rental bach and has had enquiries from others wanting her to manage their properties too.As a spin off guess who is the lawn mowing guy….yep and not a bad low impact way to exercise the dodgy knee…..crikey win,win and win!
- The TGS young business entrepreneurs I was mentoring are taking their business idea further with some of the team buying out the others, introducing new lines and planning to grow and develop their business frist year out of school……WOW (wonder if I can get some shares??)
- Our business provides portable toilets through a sub contractor.I first met our subbie by chance and we agreed to work with each other. He has now become a personal friend and our portable toilet division has expanded ten fold into our most profitable division!
- I had to make some hard calls recently with customers over dust and shavings waste.Out of that bad news came some good news in the form of an innovative alternative for the product. Another business I work with is able to process the material into animal bedding and firewood pellets.This is an innovative sustainable alterantive to landfill and also solves our air bound dust issues…None of this possible if I had not proactively sought alterantives to landfill.
- I noticed recently a guy I went to school with is now the head of the National Speakers Association.I rang him to congratulate him on his appointment and to catch up.Turns out he has a lucrative speaking opportunity for me with one of his customers at a conference in Christchurch.Imagine if I couldn’t be bothered calling him….one good turn leads to….another!
“A man who misses his opportunity, and monkey who misses his branch, cannot
be saved."
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